The day for freedom was not a far right rally

05/11/2018

If you want
to know why the left keeps losing, look no further than the fallout from last
Sunday's 'Day for Freedom' march in London. The event was publicised as a
protest against the ongoing erosion of free speech in the UK, most notably
through the increasingly draconian application of hate-speech laws. The man
behind the march was Tommy Robinson, former leader of the EDL, who took umbrage
at being permanently banned from Twitter for his incendiary remarks about
Islam. Before long, a number of prominent right-wing activists offered their
support, and even without mainstream media coverage the attendance figures were
in the thousands.